| Page Views: 52,681 Last Visit to Germany: January, 2008 I Work Here | Germany on a Budget from an Insider by Weissdorn - last update: Jan 5, 2008 |
Does the World Cost Too Much for You Too? | The Rhine Valley above the town of Bacharach |
Are you like me? Always searching to travel the world, see the sights, but you don't necessarily want to or need to stay in palace accommodations or travel in the first class? If you want to travel to Germany, see some great sites, avoid the tourist traps, and find affordable, low budget travel around Germany, and overnight accommodations, you came to the right place!. Considering that 90% of the visitors and members are just like me, who are looking for a place that doesn't cost a lot, I thought it would be a pretty good idea to write some of the things I know here. Don't worry that the natives might think you're chinchy! You are in good company, because they, like you shop for bargins too. Even the new advertising slogan "Geiz ist geil!" (Tightwadedness is groovey!) It will take a little while to re-construct my page, but look for the savings tips in red. ShortcutsMy list of Things to Do Tips is getting a little too long. So I decided that I could make you a shortcut list, so you could directly click to the things that interest you. Places The Rhine Valley Cities & TownsBremen: City Hall and the Famous RolandThe Hansa Town of Stralsund The Baltic Seaside Town of WismarThe Old Town of Quedlinburg Classical WeimarLübeck: Queen of the Hanseatic LeagueThe Old Town in BambergRammelsberg and GoslarThe Ancient Roman City of TrierDresden: The Jewel of SaxonyCastles & PalacesBückeburg: Crown of the Weser RenaissanceBüdingen Castle The Residential Palace in WürzburgThe Sanssouci Palace in PotsdamAugustusburg and FalkenlustWartburg CastleChurches & Monasteries The Cathedral in SpeyerMaulbronn AbbeyThe Cathedral of CologneThe Cathedral in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle)Pilgrimage Chapel "Die Wies"Cathedral of Hildesheim Lorsch Abbey and the AltenmünsterGardens & Parks The Classical Gardens in DessauThe Island of ReichenauMusuems The Völklinger Steel Mill Glückauf! Zeche Zollverein in Essen Messel Fossil PitsStilt Houses on Lake Constance Bauhaus Workshops in Dessau and Weimar Museum Island in Berlin Martin Luther's Memorial - Eisleben & Wittenberg |
| Train travel is the most economic form of travel |
|  | Transportation and Accommodations Please bear with me!TransportationThe Bahn AG continues to change their marketing concepts. Old deals disappear and newer ones take their place. They also tend to complicate matters, and sometimes they make it difficult to keep up with them, so please bear with me if the info on my travel tips is a little out of date. Soon, I will have a complete shortcut list below, so that you can go directly to the info you want. ShortcutsAccommodationsWith a quarter million hotel accommodations in Germany, it would be senseless to list them here. Sometimes I visit towns and don't stay there, but poke my head in the hotel, and ask them if I can tell them about their hotel here at VT. You would be surprised how friendly the hosts are. Anyway, that's the reason why I don't have specific info on particular hotels. It's better to search for the city you want to go to, and check out the individual VT pages on the towns. Below I've listed my favorite links for finding inexpensive accommodations. Accommodation Links |
| Gluecksburg Palace near Flensburg |
| | Germany is Wunderbar Everywhere No, this isn't one of Ludwig II's castles in Bavaria. Glücksburg is on the border to Denmark in Schleswig-Holstein. I still get complaints about listing Neuschwanstein as a tourist trap. I did it on purpose! There is more of Germany to see than just Bavaria. It's like going to the Netherlands, and just visiting Holland. Speaking of that, maybe you should take an example of the Dutch. No matter how obscure a corner of Germany is, you can bet that Dutch tourists have not only been there; they have turned it into one of their favorite vacation places to go. So when you're planning your first or next trip to Germany, remember there is far more to see than the Heidelberg-Rothenburg-Füssen-Mun ich-Dinkelsbühl-Tour. I like to encourge people to get off the beaten track, and explore a city that hasn't been done a 1,000 times already. You may not only save money in the long run, you could discover something your friends have never seen back home!
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| Pros: | "A Multitude of Diversity, History and Culture" | | Cons: | "Rather Over-populated" | | In A Nutshell: | "The Middle Cut of European Life" |
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pinkiechain Thu Sep 17, 2009 17:47 UTC
If you don't mind I add another tip to your vast collection of information for travellers in Germany: Get a prepaid cell phone plan in Germany and save money staying in touch with friends and family. Read more at www.phone-guide-germany.com | hindu1936 Sat Jun 20, 2009 14:35 UTC
Great! We are doing budget everywhere and your tips and photos make that a lot easier. thank you. | Propermark Thu Oct 16, 2008 16:17 UTC
Great tips here! I must read more later :-) Danke. I'm considering Germany for an internship.. we'll see ;) | Turtleshell Sat Oct 4, 2008 00:29 UTC
Nice tips, really. One correction, though: Age limit for the zero tolerance rule (alcohol and driving) is 21. Same rule applies, if you are 21 or older but have a probationary driving license. |
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